Mermaid Statue on Dieksee – View of Lake Dodau loop from Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen

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Ostholstein

Malente

Mermaid Statue on Dieksee – View of Lake Dodau loop from Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen

Moderate

4.5

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Mermaid Statue on Dieksee – View of Lake Dodau loop from Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen

03:55

14.9km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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570 m

Viewing platform at the Dieksee

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Two park benches invite you to linger. A camera with a zoom lens would be helpful to capture great subjects.

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912 m

Mermaid Statue on Dieksee

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Why travel to Denmark when the damsel is so close ...

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1.37 km

Mirror Ponds and Kneipp Pool, Malente

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The mirror ponds are located directly above the Dieksee. The hiking trail runs between Dieksee and the mirror ponds. Originally laid out in the 19th century as fish breeding ponds, …

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2.70 km

Wooden Owl Sculpture

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The owl, which was made from a tree trunk, sits directly on the path. There was an artist at work !!

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7.51 km

View of Lake Dodau

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At this point there are information boards about the lake, set up by the Schwartau Water and Soil Association. There is also a nice bench and a good view of …

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9.98 km

Forsthaus Dodau

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near the bridegroom's oak is the forester's house, which was once used as a location for the home film "Immenhof". There is a small hut in the yard that serves …

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11.9 km

Dodau-Neukoppel Natural Forest

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It's great to go hiking here. Parts of the forest are designated as natural forest, which means that humans no longer intervene here to create a new primeval forest.

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12.5 km

Wallisweg Forest Trail

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wonderful way

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14.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

1.38 km

254 m

247 m

164 m

108 m

Surfaces

7.37 km

3.37 km

1.85 km

1.66 km

699 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

July 24, 2024,240724 Runde Bad Malente mit Bräutigamseiche - Dodauer See - Dieksee

This time we were only 7🏃‍♀️ + 2🏃‍♂️ + 1🐕. We used to hike this tour more often. Always great, very different landscapes.

First we went through the Bergengehölz and Dodauer Forst forests.

There we visited the groom's oak. Impressive and over 500 years old. For a long time it was the only tree in the world with its own …

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